Why does my butterfly koi have eyebrows?

[abila]

I've been looking for quite some time to find something identical in a picture to what I have in my indoor pond. I have a 26 inch butterfly koi in my tank. He has two small appendages that grow between his eyes and nostril spots. Not much in size, maybe 3/4 of an inch each, one on each side of his head. These are flowing, similar to the waviness of his fins. Is this a normal process? From the initial owner, I was told that this was a certification of true breeding through their parents, but at the same time, I can't find anything similar to back this up.

If anyone knows, feel free to enlighten me, lol.
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[mrsclem]

According to my book on koi anatomy, they have 4 nostrils, 2 on each side with a ridge or flap inbetween them.I have seen them on my butterfly koi but never knew what they were till I looked it up.

 

[DrDave]

I have since moved this thread to the General Chat.

Why was this posted in the Illness thread? This is not a 911 call.

 

[pondbuilder13]

well its not an illness.....................:chair: but i think i heard that koi can have 2 feelers if thats what you think they are.